College Park, Maryland | |
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  College Park Location in Maryland  College Park College Park (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°59′48″N 76°55′39″W / 38.99667°N 76.92750°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Maryland |
| County | Prince George's |
| Founded | 1856 |
| Incorporated | 1945 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager[1] |
| • Mayor | S.M. Fazlul Kabir |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.68 sq mi (14.72 km2) |
| • Land | 5.61 sq mi (14.53 km2) |
| • Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2) |
| Elevation | 69 ft (21 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 34,740 |
| • Density | 6,191.41/sq mi (2,390.37/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 20740–20742 |
| Area code | 301, 240 |
| FIPS code | 24-18750 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2390578 |
| Website | www.collegeparkmd.gov |
College Park is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States,[3] located approximately four miles (6.4 km) from the northeast border of Washington, D.C. Its population was 34,740 at the 2020 United States census. It is the home of the University of Maryland, College Park.
College Park is also home to federal agencies such as the National Archives at College Park (Archives II), NOAA's Weather Prediction Center,[4] and the FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition,[5] as well as tech companies such as IonQ (quantum computing)[6] or Cybrary (cyber security).[7]
College Park Airport, established in 1909, is the world's oldest continuously operated airport. The College Park Aviation Museum, attached to the airport and an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, houses antique and reproduction aircraft as well as materials relating to early aviation history.[8]
In 2014, the University of Maryland launched the Greater College Park initiative, a $2 billion public-private investment to "revitalize the community around the university, develop a robust Discovery District and create one of the nation’s best college towns."[9][10] As a result, the city is experiencing significant development that has led to new housing, office space, schools, grocery stores, restaurants, and other amenities.[11][12][13]
- ^ "Office of the City Manager – College Park, MD". City of College Park. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ "College Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction" (PDF). National Weather Service. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
- ^ Nutrition, Center for Food Safety and Applied (September 9, 2020). "Contact CFSAN". FDA. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
- ^ "About IonQ". IonQ. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- ^ Babcock, Stephen (May 7, 2021). "Cybrary moves into its new College Park office". Technical.ly. Technically Media. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- ^ "Library". Archived from the original on February 15, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
- ^ Richman, Talia (December 13, 2015). "Former College Park Mayor Andy Fellows reflects on three terms of focusing on safety, development". The Diamondback. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- ^ "Universities". MPower Maryland. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- ^ Farrell, Liam (September 14, 2021). "Getting 'Greater' in Fall 2021". Maryland Today. University of Maryland. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- ^ Lynch, Emily (December 2, 2022). "Discovery Point: Meet The New D.C.-Area Development That Joins Local Talent With National Business". Bisnow. Bisnow Media. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- ^ Krakower, Annie (October 27, 2022). "Grocery Shopping Gets 'Greater' as Trader Joe's Opens". Maryland Today. University of Maryland. Retrieved September 10, 2023.